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Mobile proxies on real 4G/5G carrier networks: per-GB and per-IP pricing, sticky sessions, CGNAT trust, and the targets that justify the premium.

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Mobile proxies route traffic through real 4G/5G carrier networks, where thousands of subscribers share each public IP behind carrier-grade NAT. Blocking one mobile address means blocking real customers, which is why mobile is the highest-trust proxy class and the most expensive per GB.

These comparisons cover per-GB and per-IP mobile pricing across Floppydata, DataImpulse, Evomi, IPRoyal, Oxylabs, Proxy-Seller and Bright Data, with pool sizes, sticky-session limits and the use cases (Instagram, TikTok, app QA, account work) that justify the premium.

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Best Mobile Proxies 2026: 4G/5G Compared by Price per GB

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Yassine El Haddad
Software Developer & Automation Specialist

Mobile proxies route traffic through real 4G/5G carrier networks, where thousands of subscribers share each public IP behind carrier-grade NAT. That shared addressing makes mobile the hardest proxy class for a target to block without blocking its own users, which is why it is the default for Instagram, TikTok and mobile-app work, and the most expensive class per GB. The cheapest rates in November 2026: Floppydata at $1/GB (mobile priced at its residential rate), DataImpulse at $2/GB, Evomi from $3.98/GB.

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For mobile proxies in 2026 (all prices verified November 2026): Floppydata charges $1/GB for mobile, the same rate as its residential traffic, on one combined balance ($1.50/GB non-expiring). DataImpulse sells a 16M+ IP mobile pool at a flat $2/GB with traffic that never expires. Evomi runs from $3.98/GB pay-as-you-go down to $2.20/GB at 5 TB. IPRoyal and Oxylabs follow at $5.20 to $7.50/GB, and Proxy-Seller sells dedicated mobile IPs from $10/IP instead of per GB.

Mobile proxy comparison (November 2026)​

Provider$/GB entry$/GB at volumeMobile poolSticky sessionsBilled
Floppydata$1.00 (30-day)$1.50 non-expiringnot published1 to 60 minper GB
DataImpulse$2.00$1.60 at 1 TB16M+ IPs, 195 countriesup to 120 minper GB
Evomi$3.98$2.20 at 5 TB3M+ IPs, 174 countries, 321 carriersup to 24 h (hard sessions)per GB
IPRoyal$6.80 (2 GB)$5.20 (100 GB)4.5M+ IPsdedicated: stable per IPper GB or per IP
Oxylabs$7.50 (Starter)$3.50 (Enterprise)20M+ IPs, 140+ countriesyesper GB
Proxy-Sellerfrom $10/IP—20+ countries, licensed carriersstatic per IPper IP
Bright Datanot publishednot published7M+ IPsyessales only

1. Floppydata: mobile at the residential rate​

Floppydata is the outlier in mobile pricing: carrier traffic bills at the same $1/GB as residential, because both draw from one combined balance. Every competitor on this page charges a multiple of its residential rate for mobile. The trade-offs are the 30-day validity clock at $1/GB ($1.50/GB buys non-expiring traffic) and the 19 GB minimum order.

In our October 2026 hands-on test, mobile requests succeeded on 26 of 26 attempts on real carrier networks (T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon in the US; Vodafone, Telekom and O2 in Germany), and Instagram through US mobile exits returned 200 on every request.

Best for: mobile-heavy workloads where per-GB cost decides the project. Detail: Floppydata pricing.

2. DataImpulse: $2/GB flat, traffic never expires​

DataImpulse prices mobile at a flat $2/GB (Intro $5 for 2.5 GB, Basic $50/25 GB, $1.60/GB at 1 TB) from a 16M+ pool covering 195 countries on 3G, 4G, 5G and LTE. Sticky sessions hold up to 120 minutes, and purchased traffic never expires, which suits bursty account-work calendars.

Best for: flat-rate mobile with no subscription and no expiry. Detail: DataImpulse pricing.

3. Evomi: volume discounts to $2.20/GB, 24-hour sessions​

Evomi prices one mobile product across 3G, 4G and 5G: $3.98/GB pay-as-you-go, with monthly plans from $30/8 GB ($3.75) down to $2.20/GB at the 5 TB Enterprise tier. The pool is 3M+ carrier IPs across 174 countries and 321 carriers, every plan includes unlimited concurrent sessions, and hard sessions can hold one IP for up to 24 hours, the longest sticky window on this list.

Best for: long logged-in flows and high-volume mobile at committed rates. Detail: Evomi pricing.

4. IPRoyal: rotating GB or dedicated devices​

IPRoyal sells mobile two ways: rotating traffic at $6.80/GB (2 GB) down to $5.20/GB (100 GB), or dedicated mobile IPs at $10.11/day to $117/month per IP (unlimited bandwidth, capped at 30 GB/day per IP). The rotating pool covers 4.5M+ IPs. Dedicated devices suit sustained app QA and ad verification where one stable mobile identity matters more than raw per-GB price.

Best for: dedicated mobile devices on a monthly budget. Detail: IPRoyal pricing.

5. Oxylabs: the biggest stated pool​

Oxylabs advertises 20M+ mobile IPs across 140+ countries, the largest stated pool here, priced $7.50/GB on Starter down to $3.50/GB at Enterprise volume. Self-serve purchases are non-refundable beyond a $5 welcome credit, so test small.

Best for: large commercial mobile workloads already buying Oxylabs residential or SERP products.

6. Proxy-Seller: dedicated mobile IPs from $10​

Proxy-Seller sells mobile per IP rather than per GB: from $10/IP across 20+ countries on licensed carriers (US, Germany, France, India and others), which fits account-management setups that want a fixed mobile identity with predictable monthly cost. The code AUTOMATE15 takes 10% off mobile.

Best for: per-IP mobile billing on one invoice with IPv4, IPv6, ISP and residential.

7. Bright Data: enterprise, sales-quoted​

Bright Data operates a 7M+ mobile IP pool with carrier and ASN targeting, but no longer publishes mobile per-GB pricing; quotes come through sales. Worth a call when you are already buying Bright Data residential at enterprise scale and want mobile from the same API.

When you actually need mobile​

Mobile earns its premium on a narrow set of targets: Instagram and TikTok (whose anti-bot systems score non-mobile patterns hardest), mobile-only app APIs, ad verification that must render as a phone on a carrier network, and account work that needs CGNAT's shared-address protection. For everything else, residential does the same job for less; our datacenter vs residential vs ISP guide covers the escalation path, and best Instagram proxies covers the main mobile use case in depth.

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